Gareth Vaughan

About

Gareth is editor of interest.co.nz and has worked for more than 20 years as a financial journalist in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He has received awards in the EY Business Journalism Awards, Canon Media Awards, and Shareholders' Association Business Journalism Awards.

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15 years 2 months

Latest articles

Unemployment, employment both rise

Unemployment rate rises to 5.7% but labour force participation rate reaches record high of 69.7%

4th Feb 15, 11:01am

by Gareth Vaughan

Unemployment rate rises to 5.7% but labour force participation rate reaches record high of 69.7%

'Stability and continuity' at Westpac NZ

David McLean says Westpac NZ poised to be NZ's best digital bank, keen to retain business with govt - 'the biggest gorilla in the market'

3rd Feb 15, 4:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

David McLean says Westpac NZ poised to be NZ's best digital bank, keen to retain business with govt - 'the biggest gorilla in the market'

Financial services tech wrap

Tech wrap: Apple to overtake Samsung? 'Phablets' to dominate, 'free' smartphone bank, regulated bitcoin, crowdfunding and insurance

2nd Feb 15, 4:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Tech wrap: Apple to overtake Samsung? 'Phablets' to dominate, 'free' smartphone bank, regulated bitcoin, crowdfunding and insurance

The 2nd coming? Possibly not

Much ado about RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler's Wednesday speech

2nd Feb 15, 11:21am

by Gareth Vaughan

Much ado about RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler's Wednesday speech

Westpac's David McLean lands 'dream job'

Westpac Group confirms 'proud New Zealander' David McLean as its permanet NZ CEO

2nd Feb 15, 10:22am

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac Group confirms 'proud New Zealander' David McLean as its permanet NZ CEO

To cut or not to cut

Opinion: Will Graeme Wheeler have to swallow a dead rat and cut the OCR?

31st Jan 15, 7:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Opinion: Will Graeme Wheeler have to swallow a dead rat and cut the OCR?

Big covered bond from ANZ NZ

ANZ NZ finds cheap funding via a €750 million covered bond

30th Jan 15, 5:32pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ finds cheap funding via a €750 million covered bond

Banks get serve for treatment of remitters

RBNZ says banks must have good reason to deprive money remitters of access to financial services, says 'blanket de-risking' not acceptable

29th Jan 15, 4:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ says banks must have good reason to deprive money remitters of access to financial services, says 'blanket de-risking' not acceptable

RBNZ 'pouring petrol on housing fire'

RBNZ 'taking a premature gamble with the housing market,' BNZ's Stephen Toplis argues

29th Jan 15, 12:59pm

by Gareth Vaughan

RBNZ 'taking a premature gamble with the housing market,' BNZ's Stephen Toplis argues

BNZ unveils 'Mission Zero'

BNZ offers borrowers incentive to pay off more than the minimum monthly credit card repayment

29th Jan 15, 9:35am

by Gareth Vaughan

BNZ offers borrowers incentive to pay off more than the minimum monthly credit card repayment

Banks reduce advertising spending

ANZ again leads way in bank ad spend with TSB up to second and a big drop from ASB

28th Jan 15, 4:30pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ again leads way in bank ad spend with TSB up to second and a big drop from ASB

Heartland lifts annual profit forecast

Heartland Bank sees half-year profit of up to $24 mln, annual profit of up to $48 mln

28th Jan 15, 9:26am

by Gareth Vaughan

Heartland Bank sees half-year profit of up to $24 mln, annual profit of up to $48 mln

NZ banks' growth opportunities

Insurance, KiwiSaver, general wealth management offer opportunities for NZ banks to grow, EY says

27th Jan 15, 4:00pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Insurance, KiwiSaver, general wealth management offer opportunities for NZ banks to grow, EY says

FMA received 5 complaints about General Equity

Regulator says 5 overseas complaints received about NZ registered building society, US complainant also turned to FBI

26th Jan 15, 7:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Regulator says 5 overseas complaints received about NZ registered building society, US complainant also turned to FBI

'From small to slightly less small'

Deloitte sees 'inflection point' for contactless payments via mobile phones in 2015

23rd Jan 15, 4:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Deloitte sees 'inflection point' for contactless payments via mobile phones in 2015

Volatile year for the NZ$ seen

HiFX's Dan Bell says NZ$ could swing 20% against the greenback this year, sees global ramifications from ECB move

23rd Jan 15, 2:26pm

by Gareth Vaughan

HiFX's Dan Bell says NZ$ could swing 20% against the greenback this year, sees global ramifications from ECB move

3 P2P licence applications lodged

FMA considering three applications for P2P licences

23rd Jan 15, 5:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

FMA considering three applications for P2P licences

The times they are a-changin'

KPMG says retail banking approaching 'e-book moment', describes bitcoin as 'the internet of money'

22nd Jan 15, 5:15pm

by Gareth Vaughan

KPMG says retail banking approaching 'e-book moment', describes bitcoin as 'the internet of money'

ASB matches ANZ, Kiwibank

ASB cuts 20 basis points from its advertised two-year, fixed-term home loan rates

22nd Jan 15, 9:37am

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB cuts 20 basis points from its advertised two-year, fixed-term home loan rates

UDC not on the block, ANZ NZ says

ANZ NZ says it has no plans to sell UDC despite parent reportedly looking to test the market for Esanda

22nd Jan 15, 5:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ says it has no plans to sell UDC despite parent reportedly looking to test the market for Esanda

EY touts govt banking opportunities

EY shines spotlight on 4 areas banks can focus on to grow revenue over the next decade

21st Jan 15, 4:34pm

by Gareth Vaughan

EY shines spotlight on 4 areas banks can focus on to grow revenue over the next decade

'House prices will drop by up to 25%'

Brian Gaynor says he's not quite as positive as he was a year ago, warns of damage from house price correction at some point

21st Jan 15, 1:13pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Brian Gaynor says he's not quite as positive as he was a year ago, warns of damage from house price correction at some point

Bank's lending book shrinks

Big drop in loans from corporate specialist the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi

20th Jan 15, 4:30pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Big drop in loans from corporate specialist the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi

Teaching MBIE how to suck eggs?

ANZ, NZBA take MBIE to task over the lack of plain language in the Responsible Lending Code

20th Jan 15, 7:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ, NZBA take MBIE to task over the lack of plain language in the Responsible Lending Code

Deflation, Yellow Pages, Westpac One & house prices

What happened while we were away: ASB coughs up; Deflation seen; Gong for RBNZ; Trade Me buys into Harmoney and more

20th Jan 15, 6:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

What happened while we were away: ASB coughs up; Deflation seen; Gong for RBNZ; Trade Me buys into Harmoney and more